http://www.Abfition.com/index.htm Abfition.com History and Arts News Feed. Copyright 2007 AbsoluteFigures.com en-us Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.abfition.com/rss-history-art/abfition.gif http://www.Abfition.com/index.htm http://www.abfition.com/abraham-lincoln/index.htm David Herbert Donald shows that Abraham Lincoln was a master of ambiguity and expediency - but he also stresses that Abraham Lincoln was a great moral leader, inflexibly opposed to slavery and absolutely committed to preserving the Union. Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:00:00 EDT http://www.absolutefacts.com/automobile-history/index.htm Miranda Seymour's biography of the daring female driver Hellé Nice will have you riveted to your seat. Indeed, the story of this record-shattering woman-known as Hellish Nice to her fans and Hell on Ice to her rivals-provides a fascinating and unexpected view of Europe and America in the years between the wars. Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:00:00 EDT http://www.abfition.com/castles/arundel-castle.htm Arundel Castle has the unusual distinction of being both an ancient castle and a stately home. Set high on a hill in West Sussex, this great castle commands the surrounding landscape with magnificent views across the South Downs and the River Arun. Mon, 4 Jun 2007 08:00:00 EDT http://www.abfition.com/victorian-era/queen-victoria.htm Her reign lasted almost 64 years, making her the longest reigning monarch in the history of England. Wed, 15 May 2007 08:00:00 EDT http://www.abfition.com/castles/fawcett-edinburgh-castle.htm Edinburgh Castle is a stronghold on the Castle Rock in the center of the city of Edinburgh. The castle has been used by assorted military forces since 900 AD. Wed, 9 May 2007 08:00:00 EDT http://www.abfition.com/history/heinrich-himmler.htm Heinrich Himmler (1900-1945) was a German National Socialist official and head of the Nazi police forces. He was the son of a Catholic schoolmaster and received a diploma in agriculture. After the First World War Heinrich Himmler joined militant rightist organizations. Wed, 9 May 2007 08:00:00 EDT http://www.abfition.com/history/john-f-kennedy.htm John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States of America. Kennedy's handling of the Cuban missile crisis and his strong television appearance made him a very popular president. Wed, 25 Apr 2007 08:00:00 EDT http://www.abfition.com/history/voltaire.htm The French writer and philosopher Voltaire (1694-1778) was born in Paris as François Marie Arouet and is regarded as the most important philosopher of the Enlightenment. Wed, 11 Apr 2007 08:00:00 EDT http://www.abfition.com/history/titanic-disaster.htm Just before midnight, on April 14, 1912, the British luxury passenger liner Titanic sank en route to New York City from Southampton after a collision with a huge iceberg. Wed, 4 Apr 2007 08:00:00 EDT http://www.abfition.com/history/martin-luther-king-jr.htm Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) was an American black Baptist minister who led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the mid 50s until his death. Wed, 21 Mar 2007 08:00:00 EDT http://www.abfimagazine.com/arts/data/paul-cezanne-in-provence.htm Paul Cezanne was for the most part self-taught. Denied official recognition in Paris, he returned again and again to Provence to create his own style, largely independent of other artists' influence. Tue, 20 Mar 2007 08:00:00 EDT http://www.abfition.com/kings-and-queens/firm-troubled-life-house-windsor.htm Is the House of Windsor a hangover from the past, an expensive anachronism, a relic of a bygone age of deference and hierarchy, or is the Firm an important and relevant part of Britain in the 21st century? Tue, 20 Mar 2007 08:00:00 EDT http://www.free-e-books-downloads.com/e/architecture.htm Free Downloads Architecture, Arts and History, special offers and information on the topics YOU want to hear about. Sat, 10 Mar 2007 08:00:00 EDT http://www.abfimagazine.com/arts/old-masters.htm In 1792, when he was forty-seven, the Spanish painter Francisco de Goya contracted a serious illness which left him stone deaf. Fri, 9 Mar 2007 03:00:00 EDT http://www.abfition.com/castles/index.htm Explore the great castles of Europe. Here are facts and photos of mysterious and notorious castles in Europe. Wed, 7 Mar 2007 03:00:00 EDT http://www.abfimagazine.com/architecture/data/eiffeltower.htm To celebrate the centenary of the French Revolution an international exposition was held in Paris in 1889. A competition was held for designs for an appropriate monument. The contest was won by the bridge engineer Gustave Eiffel. Eiffel was a French engineer who founded his own company in 1866. Fri, 2 Feb 2007 03:00:00 EDT http://www.abfition.com/victorian-era/inside-victorian-home.htm Our image of how Victorians lived is based on novels and movies, mostly costume dramas of upper-class life, a life of privilege, servants, leisure, country living, and money. Fri, 19 Jan 2007 13:00:00 EDT http://www.abfimagazine.com/arts/data/philipguston_retrospective.htm Philip Guston's early, figurative work and his mature abstractions have become much sought after by museums and private collectors. Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EDT http://www.abfimagazine.com/arts/data/marcel-duchamp.htm Marcel Duchamp's stature in history of art has grown steadily since the 1930's, largely because several artistic movements have embraced him as their founding father. Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EDT http://www.abfimagazine.com/arts/data/learning-from-art.htm Academy is an international series of exhibitions and projects initiated by Siemens Arts Program and realized in cooperation with the Kunstverein in Hamburg. Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EDT http://www.abfimagazine.com/arts/data/jean-tinguely-in-duisburg.htm Stiftung Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum is very pleased, to be able to present the public an important acquisition in her collection. Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EDT http://www.abfition.com/adolf-hitlers-bunker/hitlers-pope.htm Hitler's Pope is the previously untold story of the man who was arguably the most dangerous churchman in modern history: Eugenio Pacelli, Pius XII, Pontiff from 1939 to 1958 and long controversial as the Pope who failed to speak out against Adolf Hitler's Final Solution. Mon, 2 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EDT http://www.abfition.com/history/killing-rage-ending-racism.htm Many historians have argued that racism has been an integral part of the United States of America since it was first colonized by Europeans. Sun, 1 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EDT http://www.abfimagazine.com/architecture/data/00021.htm American Dream documents the Houses at Sagaponac, a groundbreaking architecture project initiated by real estate developer Harry J. Brown. Sun, 1 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EDT http://www.abfition.com/history/women-during-world-war-2.htm Our mothers' war is an eye-opening and moving portrait of women during World War II, a war that forever transformed the way women participate in American society. Sun, 1 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EDT http://www.abfimagazine.com/arts/data/francisco-goya-old-man.htm In 1792, when he was forty-seven, the Spanish painter Francisco de Goya contracted a serious illness which left him stone deaf. Sun, 1 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EDT http://www.abfition.com/history/london-1945.htm London at the outset of war in 1939 was the greatest city in the world, the heart of the British Empire. The defiant capital had always been Adolf Hitler's prime target and 1945, the last year of the war, saw the final phase of the battle of London. Sun, 1 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EDT http://www.abfition.com/adolf-hitlers-bunker/index.htm Inside Hitler's Bunker, by the preeminent historian Joachim Fest, is a searing portrayal of the last weeks of the Third Reich. Sun, 1 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EDT